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  • This Sandra Bullock-Nicole Kidman 1990s fantasy movie is getting a sequel

    The Owens sisters will cast more spells next year. Warner Bros. announced the sequel to Practical Magic will hit theaters on September 18, 2026. Original stars Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman will return for the sequel.

    “Tooth of wolf and morning dew, something old and something new,” Bullock and Kidman say in a social media post regarding the Practical Magic 2 release date. “Let the spell begin to mix. September 18, 2026.”

    Susanne Bier, who worked with Bullock on Bird Box, will direct the sequel from a script by Practical Magic’s screenwriting trio of Akiva Goldsman, Adam Brooks, and Robin Swicord. Bullock, Kidman, and Denise DiNovi will produce. Plot details for the sequel are under wraps.

    Directed by Griffin Dunne, Practical Magic centers around Sally and Gilly Owens (Bullock and Kidman), two sisters from a long line of witches who lost their parents due to a family curse. Raided by their aunts in a small town, Sally and Gilly learn that a family curse prevents them from falling in love. When the spirit of Gilly’s abusive boyfriend threatens their lives, the two sisters must join forces and use magic to end the curse.

    Practical Magic was released in theaters on October 16, 1998. Despite the popularity of the film’s two stars, Practical Magic was anything but a box office hit, grossing $46 million worldwide on a $75 million budget. Since its release, Practical Magic has developed a cult following.

    Practical Magic 2 will be another test for legacy sequels and IP. Do audiences want to revisit characters from before the 21st century? The best example is Top Gun: Maverick, an action sequel that utilized the star power of Tom Cruise and his beloved character to make a superior entry to the franchise.

    There’s a flip side to the legacy sequel. What happens when things go wrong? 2024’s The Crow bombed at the box office, 2024’s Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire stalled the franchise, and 2023’s The Exorcist: Believer caused a new trilogy to be scrapped.

    Practical Magic 2 will face stiff box office competition from Sony, as Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil is also scheduled for September 18.

  • Speed reunion: Keanu Reeves & Sandra Bullock teaming up for new thriller

    Hollywood loves a good reunion, especially between two megastars like Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock.

    Per The Hollywood Reporter, Reeves and Bullock will reteam for an untitled romantic thriller in development at Amazon MGM Studios. Noah Oppenheim, who recently co-created Netflix’s Zero Day, will pen the script. Plot details are under wraps, but the idea has been described as “propulsive.”

    Reeves and Bullock famously starred in Speed, Jan de Bont’s 1994 thriller about a bomb on a bus. Reeves played Jack Traven, an LAPD officer searching for Howard Payne (Dennis Hopper), a former bomb squad member turned extortionist. Payne placed a bomb on a city bus that will trigger if the speed drops below 50 miles per hour. Jack manages to jump onto the moving bus and works to diffuse the situation. One of the passengers is Annie Porter (Bullock), who ends up operating the bus after the driver suffers a gunshot wound.

    Released in June 1994, Speed became a box office juggernaut, grossing $350 million worldwide on a budget of less than $40 million. The movie propelled Reeves and Bullock to superstardom.

    A man and a woman look at each other in Speed.
    20th Century Fox

    Despite some critical misses, Reeves eventually struck gold with The Matrix. Meanwhile, Bullock became a rom-com icon and A-list star, culminating with the Oscar for Best Actress in 2009’s The Blind Side. 30 years after Speed, Reeves and Bullock are still considered top draws. Reeves revitalized his career with the John Wick franchise, while Bullock had a string of hits, including Bird Box, Unforgivable, and The Lost City.

    Reeves and Bullock reunited over a decade later in 2006’s The Lake House. The romantic fantasy movie was not well-received critically, but it still grossed over $114 million. Mark Gordon, who produced Speed, will produce the new romantic thriller. Additional producers include Reeves, Bullock, Oppenheim, Sarah Bremner, and Bibby Dunn.